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As the cybercrime landscape continues to expand amid the Coronavirus pandemic, governments around the world have joined forces to fight the rising criminal activity. In a press release from April 6, Europol announced that a 39-year old man suspected of… Continue reading Europol and Singapore Police arrest suspect behind €6 million Coronavirus money laundering scheme
New scams taking advantage of the current lockdown are popping up daily. According to Richmond Council leaders, fraudsters have a new trick up their sleeve – “fines” for not respecting social distancing measures. Following the UK̵… Continue reading Scam alert: UK citizens receive fake text messages amid lockdown. If you plan to leave the house, you better pay up.
Five misconfigured Amazon Web Services (AWS) S3 buckets revealing private data of Key Ring users were discovered by vpnMentor researchers in January. Like many similar apps, Key Ring lets users store digital copies of their loyalty cards, create a shop… Continue reading Data Leak: Private information of 14 million Key Ring users exposed
Twitter recently warned users of a Mozilla Firefox bug that grants access to accounts’ non-public information to anyone using the device. “We recently learned that the way Mozilla Firefox stores cached data may have resulted in non-public i… Continue reading Twitter reveals Mozilla Firefox bug that stores your direct messages for up to 7 days
A quick overview of data breaches from the healthcare industry in March 2020 reveals 26 security incidents added to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Breach Reporting Tool. The HIPPA Breach notification Rule“requires… Continue reading Data Breach: A summary of healthcare security incidents in March 2020. Are you a victim of Medical Identity Theft?
Due to the troublesome spread of coronavirus-themed scams and malware attacks, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) launched a nationwide campaign to detect, inhibit and punish any fraudulent or malicious online activity. “It is essential that th… Continue reading Department of Justice goes after scammers exploiting Coronavirus pandemic
The Zoom video-teleconferencing app seems to be everywhere today, as people turn to an online environment for classes, events, meetings or even a good-old-fashioned family dinner. Recent events have pushed school staffers to reunite with students virtu… Continue reading Zoom-bombing: FBI warns of rise in teleconference hijacking amid stay-at-home order
A security breach has exposed the personal information of more than 5 million guests that found comfort at the Marriott Bonvoy Hotel, according to an incident notification issued by Marriott yesterday. What Happened? In a statement, the company said gu… Continue reading Marriott International discloses its second security incident affecting 5.2 million guests
A database containing the private information of Georgian citizens is up for grabs on a dark web forum. Researchers from Under the Breach stumbled on the data leak over the weekend, and reported that it contained 4,934,863 entries. Full names, physical… Continue reading Data Leak: Personal identifiable information of 4.9 million Georgians found online
For the past week, U.S. lawmakers have been discussing proposed stimulus checks to help the country through this coronavirus-induced economic crisis. The $2 trillion stimulus package that will offer help to American citizens affected by the Coronavirus… Continue reading BBB warns scammers are leveraging the Senate relief bill